Wednesday, 29 June 2005An experimental nuclear fusion plant that mimics the way the Sun generates energy will be built in France, an international consortium has announced.Subjects: government-and-politics, engineering, physics

Thursday, 23 June 2005Archaeological sites in southern Iraq have been systematically looted for over two years, but experts say the dig will have to go much deeper to find out where thousands of lost artefacts have ended up.Subjects: government-and-politics, science-and-technology, archaeology

Tuesday, 21 June 2005People should be able to have healthy limbs removed by choice, say two Australian philosophers who are exploring the phenomenon of "amputee wannabes".Subjects: government-and-politics, health, neuroscience

Monday, 30 May 2005Health regulators in the United States are trying to determine whether impotence drugs have caused more than 40 reported cases of a condition that can cause blindness.Subjects: government-and-politics, health, sexual-health

Tuesday, 24 May 2005People of East Timor have survived the bloody road to independence with fewer mental scars than expected, a psychiatry conference has heard this week.Subjects: government-and-politics, health, neuroscience

Tuesday, 5 April 2005Australian scientists have a wider pool of human embryos to use for research from today with the lifting of a ban on using recently created embryos.Subjects: government-and-politics, health, biotechnology

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